Police arrest man, woman in connection with gas siphoning

CHICO -- A Chico police officer arrested a man and a woman Monday morning after he reportedly found six gas cans, a funnel and a siphoning hose in the bed of their truck in a business that reported gas theft.

Dusty Strobel, 37, was arrested on suspicion of possession of burglary tools, Chico police reported. Anne Marie Hamilton, 31, was arrested on suspicion of methamphetamine possession. Both are from Chico.

Hignell and Hignell at 1752 Humboldt Road had reported frequent early morning gasoline thefts from company vehicles locked in their storage yard, police reported.

About 2:50 a.m. Monday, officer Todd Boothe checked the lot and saw a red Nissan pickup parked in a dark corner of the lot, according to police.

Boothe reportedly found Strobel and Hamilton in the truck, along with burglary tools such as flashlights, latex gloves, binoculars and bolt cutters. He also reportedly found methamphetamine in Hamilton's purse.

False burglary call doesn't avert woman's arrest in Glenn County

ORLAND — A woman with warrants out for her arrest allegedly called in a false burglary report to police in order to avoid arrest Saturday in Orland.